Davis



Feb. 3,1931. 3, A ET AL 1,790,976

' v IRONING MACHINE Filed June 24, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l v lwwmdcm 776'. .Dauz';

L. Howa'lon Feb. 3,. 1931. T. s. DAVIS ET AL 1,790,976-

IRONING MACHINE Filed June 24, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Q avwcwfo'o R Dauz'a Ho uagn Patented Feb. 3,1931] n I TiMOTH-Y s. DAVIS, or momnaonro, Ann LLO D some; Lon iMIZILT WAE IFKEE, ,wrsconsm may be easily adjusted between-the strokes of theiron. The invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and will be hereinafter fully set'fort'h. f

In the drawings: I i r Figure 1 isa sectional'elevation of an appa ratus embodyingthe invention, 1'

'Fig. 2' is a: transverse section" on 'theiline. 2'2-of Fig. 1, f 1 f g Fig. 3 is a similar view on the line 3+3'of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 1 is anen'larged endview of the clamp by'which the iron is carried. I

yln carrying outthe inventiomthere is provided a housing 1 which maybe of any suitable form andfdimensions and may rest upon the floor or be secured upon someother fixed support. Upon the top ofthe housinglat' one end of the same is mounted aflrack2, upon which the'ironing board 3 is secured;

Theironing board is of the usual elongated tapered form .and is secured rigidly upon the upper arm lof the standard'orsupport 2 so as to'be'firmly carried, and in order that the. support may be conveniently mountedupon the housing, the lower-portion thereof is formed into abase -which-extends substantially parallel with the upper arm 4 and in the same vertical plane therewith. This basemember 5 is provided with an opening the-rethrough adapted to register with a similar .erted upon the bolt-to firmly retain the base and the ironing board support n a set position. Most generally the ironing board will be disposed longitudinally of the housing, as will be understood upon reference to Figs.

1929. serial in): 373,376. f

1 and-22 0f ith-e drawingebut is-sometiines more convenient to .have'the ironing iboardd1sposed' transversely zof theh'ousin'g =and'for this purpose the pivotal tension connection, lllustrated is employed. In order -to set; the

tudinal :sl'ot 9 is provided in the :top .ef the same and through this slot. extends a rock.- I

ingarm 10 which is-fulcrumed between two brackets 11 securedto the top ofthe housing and dependinggwithin the same: To the up per end'of'the rocking "arm. lOis pivotedone end of a push rod'i 12 which extends to'a point above th'e ironing board zand' isj there connected with the iron 13- which may, beof any approved type and is illustrated conventionally as an electrically'heated iron, The'iron'isconnected tothe push rrod 'by a clamp con'sistingof an upper sleeve 14 encircling the end of the push rod and secured thereto by arivet Ior'boltfl15 inserted dia metrically through the sleeve and the 1 rod. Below the rod the side ,portionsof the blank fromwhich the sleeve is formed.- are brought together, asshown at116, .andifirmlysecured together *by bolts and nuts, indicated M17. The lower, portions of :the :blank I are K then formed into "opposed mating semi-cylindrical 1' aws 18 which-are adapted to pass around the hand-le of theliron, as shown in -Fig. 1,

to. connect the iron toithe push rod. Whe n the bolts .17 have been tightened, theLjaws 18 will be engaged firmly aroundthe handle of 'the iron so that accidental detachment of the.

same cannoto'ccur. Tothe lower end of the: rocking arm;1O is; pivoted a pitman 19 which extends; longitudinally of the housing and is pivoted atits inner end to a :crank disk 20; secured on1the=end of a'transverse shaft 21. This shaft 'ismo unted: in anylconvenientbracket '22 within the casing and is-equip-ped at its rear-end with a gear -23 meshingwith a gear 24 on the rear end 1 oi." a transmission shaft 25 which isdisposed" below the shaft 21--and is providedwitha-spur gear 26 at its front end; Said gearf26;me'shesvvith agear 55 boardtransversely oiithe housing, it 'iS nee.

the articleplaced upon the ironing board.

Adjacent the ironing board supporter 2,

27 on the driving shaft of a motor 28 which is preferably an electric motor and is illustrated conventionally. It will now be understood that the rotary motion of the motor shaft is converted into an oscillatory movement of the rocking arm which, in turn,

efiectslreciprocation of the push rod 12 so that the iron will be moved to andf ro over a standard 29 is erected upon the housing and this standard is vertically slotted at its upper end to receive and guide the push rod 12 and prevent lateral movement of the rod that the iron will be held to a rectilinear path. Preferably a roller, indicated ,at '30,

is mountedintlie, standard belowthe push rod soas to aid'in supporting the same-and permit, a freeiaasy movement thereof. while the apparatus .is in use. Upon the extreme rearward stroke-of :theiro'n, the push rod 12 will be causedt bear upon the roller 30 so, that the forward end of the rod will-be raised and the iron thereby 'lifted slightly from the ironing board sothat the work may be adjusted to present a newsurface to the 1 Between the standard 291'and the rocking arm lO, a standard orbracket 31 is mounted upon the housing, andthrough an opening in the top of this bracket and a similar open ing in the top of the housing is fitted a vertically movablebar 32 which is equippedat its upper-end with a loop or bail 33 spanning the push rod '12 and equipped with a roller 34 in its lower end. Mounted within the hous-.

ing is a longitudinally extendingrock shaft 35 whichis provided with a crank arm 36 to which is pivoted the lower end of a link 37, which has its opposite end pivoted to the bar 32. If theshaft 375 be rocked, so that the crank arm 36is swungupward'ly, the bar 32 V will be raised, and the roller 34:,brought into rod.- To effect the upwardmovement of the. bar32, a third crank 40' is provided upon the push rod and a handle; link 4 1 is pivoted to" said crank 40 and extends through the side of the housing, as shown clearly in Fig. 2, so that, if the handlemember be drawn out wardly, the shaft will be rocked so as to supportthe lIOIl lII a raised position. Any suitable means may be provided for holding the iron in the raisedposition againstthc action ofthespring 39 to permit the completed work to be removed and freshworkl with the ironing operation very materially diminished and so mmim zed that the work may be completedrapidly without-fatigue to the attendant. 7

Having thus described the invention, we claim: f f V 1. In an ironing apparatus, a housing, an ironing 'boardmounted at one end of the hou sing,-. arocking arm mounted at the opposite end of the housing, means for 0scil-- lating the rocking' arm, .a push rod pivoted tothe upper endofthe rockingarm, an iron carriedbythepushrod to move over the ironi-ngboard,fa-,guide bracket on the housing, a vertical bar'fitted through thetop ofthe housing and said bracket for vertical reciprocation, a bail at the upper end-of said bar spanning the push rod, a;rock shaft within the housing, and means whereby rocking of said shaft will raise or' lower the vertical bar. In an ironing apparatus, a housing, an roningboard mounted at one endof the hous- 1ng,;av ro ckingtarm mounted atthe opposite end of the housing, means for oscillating the rocking arm, apush rod pivoted to the upper end of the rocking-arm, an iron carried by the push rod to move over the ironing board, a-rock shaft extending :longitudinallylof the housing,'a crank projectingfrom said rock shaft, yieldable means for holding said crank normally in, a lowered position, a vertical barextending'through theftop of the l ons ing and equippedfat its upper end with a 3 Y baili'spanning the pushrod, a link connecting the crank withthe lower .end of the bar. and means forrocking the shaft. In testimony whereoffweaflix our signatures. TIMOTHY S. DAVIS [1,. a I LLOYD HQUSV'IION. [n 3.] 

